We live in Pabu, just outside Guingamp. We had some snow yesterday. We walked to the school, but when we arrived, only two children were there, so we went home. I talked to the head teacher later in the morning and only 35 children out of 180 had turned up.
I cut the lawn on Saturday. It was quite warm and I couldn’t believe it when I heard some people saying it would snow on Monday and Tuesday. But I had some doubts: what if they were right? It started snowing at 9, just after I left for a ministers’ fellowship in Dinan, 60 miles away. I had told Esther to keep in touch with me in case it got worst. Not many people turned up at the fellowship, so we decided to do everything before lunch, so that we can go home before it gets too difficult. I was back home at 3, and the snow was starting sticking in the fields. I went out at 6:30pm for my Breton lesson, and by then, the snow had started sticking to the road. When I came home, the road was covered with snow. The wind is very strong, and it should snow heavily until tomorrow night. I am glad I came back from my meeting when I did. I’ve just read on the web that later in the afternoon, it has taken a driver 1h15 to come from St Brieuc, about 20 miles away.
The kids are back in school, But is it really worth sending them tomorrow? We’ll see.
The week has been slow. I had a heavy cold on Sunday, and it took a few days to recover. Then, it was Esther’s turn to be hit, and she was out of action for a while. the kids are on holidays, so most things have been put on hold. We’re better today, so hopefully, we’ll be back on tracks on Monday.
Sunday was a bad day. On Saturday night, I struggled with a runny nose and fever and got up feeling pretty rough. I preached on “God’s Wisdom”, and went to bed after lunch. We were all in bed by 8:30pm, and I struggled again with fever most of the night. At 1 am, I was watching CSI:Manhattan, I couldn’t sleep. But the rest of the night was quieter, and I woke up with less fever, but feeling tired and rough. I am taking it easy this morning, and I am planning to go to the cinema with the boys in the afternoon.
Primary school teachers are on strike today. The government wants to reform education. To begin with, they want primary schools to teach 4.5 days instead of 4, and children to finish their days earlier. Teachers agree that a reform is needed. They are ready to work 4.5 days. But they feel the government is not giving them the means to make those changes.
